Aerial steam carriage
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The aerial steam carriage, also named Ariel, was a flying machine patented in England in 1842 that was supposed to carry passengers into the air. It was, in practice, incapable of flight since it had
The Henson Aerial Steam Carriage of 1843 (imaginary representation for an advertisement).
Patent drawing for the Henson Aerial Steam Carriage of 1843.
Scientific American, 23 September 1848 describing the aircraft's display at Cremorne Gardens, London.
John Stringfellow's flying machine in the Science Museum, London.
William Samuel Henson
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William Samuel Henson was a British-born pre-Wright brothers aviation pioneer, engineer and inventor. He is best known for his work on the aerial steam carriage alongside John Stringfellow.
Aerial steam carriage
…mph, and carry 10–12 passengers up to 1,000 miles (1,600 km). The plan was to launch it from an inclined ramp. The undercarriage was a 3-wheel design. William Samuel Henson (1812–1888) and John Stringfellow (1799–1883) received British patent 9478 in 1842. William Samuel Henson, John Stringfellow, Frederick Marriott, and…
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